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Philosopher Cartwright to Deliver 2013 Frumkes Lecture, “Where Morals and Methods Mix—and Not Always for the Best,” March 28

February 20, 2013
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Nancy Cartwright, a professor of philosophy at the University of California, San Diego and Durham University (UK), will deliver New York University’s Annual Lewis Burke Frumkes Lecture on Thursday, March 28, 7:30-9 p.m. at NYU’s Kimmel Center for University Life, Eisner and Lubin Auditorium, 4th Floor (60 Washington Square South [at LaGuardia Place]).

Cartwright’s lecture is titled “Evidence-Based Policy: Where Morals and Methods Mix—and Not Always for the Best.”

The lecture is co-sponsored by NYU’s Graduate School of Arts and Science and Department of Philosophy. The event is free and open to the public, which may call 212.998.9056 or email am3565@nyu.edu for more information. Seating is on a first-come, first-served basis. Subway Lines: A, B, C, D, E, F, M (West 4th Street).

Cartwright is a philosopher of the natural and social sciences who works on issues of causation, modeling, and objectivity. Much of her current research is concerned with how to improve evidence-based policy; she recently co-authored, with Jeremy Hardie,Evidence-Based Policy: A Practical Guide to Doing it Better (Oxford University Press, 2012). Her other published works include: How the Laws of Physics Lie (1983); Nature's Capacities and Their Measurement (1989); Otto Neurath: Philosophy between Science and Politics (1995), a co-authored volume, The Dappled World: A Study of the Boundaries of Science (1999), and Hunting Causes and Using Them (2007).

Nancy Cartwright, above, a professor of philosophy at the University of California, San Diego and Durham University (UK), will deliver NYU’s Annual Lewis Burke Frumkes Lecture on Thursday, March 28, 7:30-9 p.m. at the Kimmel Center for University Life, Eisner and Lubin Auditorium.